The Sun. — London, England, 1826-12-25 00:00:00

SPIRIT OP THE 'PUBLIC JOURNALS. • ,article of 'great importance,' and no leso deli each is touched upon in the correspondence of our Parisian friend, to which we have not yet adverted. It iv said, that "as a condition of the Zealous co , operation of France in protecting Portugal.from the hostile aggre s si on o f t h e Spanish fanatics, the French Cabinet has required of the English Ministry, that they shall" not pOur upon the coast of the Peninsula the exiled Spanish Constitutionalists." Upon this subject we must say, that if the Constitutionalists, Mina, Torrijos, and •Quiroga, choose to return to their native land, we have no right to prevent them : they, on the contrary, have the fullest right to return, when, and bow, and to what point they please : but with respect to our co-Operation or assistance in that • • object, we think that, at preSent, we stand precisely itt'the same situation with respect to the above-named gallant men, in which the Spanish authorities stood with respect to the refugee Portuguese. If no Other tiuniehment hid been meditated or inflicted on Spain for that violation of the law of nations—if Ferdinand had ';iot been forced even by his allies, the French, in conjunction with us, •to retrace 'llia steps, to undo . his doings, to acknowledge and repair, however unwilling ly, his error, the return of his own refugees, under British auspices, would have been one of the just means of chastisement. Or again, if we had the sin cerity of the French ; if, while' they professed to re prehend Ferdinand openly for his treacherous conduct With regard to Portugal, we had discovered that they were secretly aiding his measures, we should have had ri4ht to find them employment on the territories of Spam ) by lending - the aid of arms to the con at intional party there. But at thi s momen t no t a shadow of suspicion attaches to the honour and sincerity of France on this head. Under existing circumstances, therefore, we think our duty confines itself to the bare act of affording a kind and hospitable asylum to the exiled heroes, which they may enjoy as long as they please, and from which they may re tirf whenever they think- fit. Practically, however, we must . .add, that we should think it not wise in them to choose this precise moment for their return : for how is Spain changed 'since the epoch at:which they were obliged to quit it ? The French still continue to occupy the strong places; the power of Ferdinand over his own sub- Pets remains undimished; only he is not suffered to inter fere in the concerns of a contiguous State. Nothing has loccUrted, therefore, in Spain, which, had they been there . at this moment, could have protected them from the ne . • tensity of flying from it as they have done. In the mean time, Jet them observe how affairs are, in all appearance, gradually working for their benefit, even without their co operation. 'The Constitutional Government will be estab lished and upheld by us in -Portugal. This is a great ob ject gained for the ,Constitutionalists of Spain, as Ferdi nand and the fanatics deeply feel. The French cannot re main much longer in the Peninsula, then the field will be open for them. But they must not forget that we have no right to interfere in the internal concerns of foreign States, if :others abstain. Were the point at issue now, among Spaniards exclusively, whether a constitutional or an abso lute monarchy should be established, Spaniards only should try the question, and that party would have right which had the majority and force. We might regret an issue un favourable to human liberty : but the friends of freedom should be numerous enough, or should so predominate in valour, as to be able'to make their cause triumph by arms, as well as by argument.—Times. No honeseEnglishman can ref Use either gratitude or admiration to the truly noble conduct of the Marquis . Camden, in relinquishing emoluments which now - amount to the enormous sum of above 130,000/. to his country, when he might, without the reproach of singularity, have put his income as Teller of the Fix .chequer into his own pocket. But Lord Camde n judged more wisely, an d felt more patriotically. He was jealous for the name he bore, and tender towards • the distresses of his countrymen. It is a duty which we delight in, to bring such an act and such a bene factor constantly before the public eye, to show the' world that there are such men, and to invite Others to follow his proud and generous example. His Grace the Duke of Wellington hag just been, we understand, appointed constable of the Tower of London—a per - feet sinecure. The illustrious Duke has a liberal income which he has hardly earned, and long may he enjoy what no man grUdges him. Here, however, is an occasion on which bis Grace may do a becoming action, and without, we should hope, any sensible privation in regard to his own pecuniary comforts. The Duke of Wellington was never fiind of money; but we belieVe that he does not . winit it, on his own account, any more th an w h e r e the public revenue is concerned. He is, therefor e , we t rust , in easy and independent circumstances, and could afford to sur render the 1,0001. a year which would belong to him as Constable of. the Tower, while the dignity would ad be his,—lbid. Aa an act of justice which we deem quite indispen sable, we have inserted a letter from one of the Jury AO tried the late action for libel, Harris v. Wheldon, and gave a verdict with damages against the defendant • ....one of our contemporaries of. the London press.-- It would be foolish to expatiate on what all the world feelS 7 ---the wretchedness to which the natioil must be rech.ice4 whets well-founded suspicion shall predomi nate amongst us of a d ec li ne in die spirit and indepen .„dence of English Juries. Should the public confi dence in their purity once relax, we are fit for any form of despotism, and there is an end of one of the best 'distinction's of the British name. If a sense of this truth ought, on one hand, to inspire Juries with a con s ientioustiess of the deep responsibility under which they Stand, and of the inestimable value of those rights which they are sworn to protect on behalf of their countrymen, so,. on the other hand, it ought to render the public ext r em e ly c i rcumspect as to t h e grounds on which they impugn the exercise of his functions by a juryman in any !given instance. Had the verdict in. the case of " Harris v. Wheldon" been directed against the right of publishby a 'Simple report .of what takes place in Pollee-offices, no person could Join more cordially than ourselves in de precating the principle and consequences. of such a verdict; our - contemporary would then not merely be justified in complaining of a severity practised against himself indivi dually, but of one which involved:the moat essential inte rests and Welfare of the whole community.. Some of the judges may, and we fear do, exert themselves to strangle by all possible means, the right of circul at i ng throushout society a corr e c t acco u n t o f what passe s not , Ake Courtsolone, but every where else where authority comes contact with opinion. In the present instance, h ow . ever, we are happy to find by the statement of our 'respondent, that nothing was less in contemplation of the jury, than to abet or promote such a system of encroach. ment on the 'public press. It is distinctly represented in his` latter, :that the verdict w as g i ven on t h e seco nd lib e l, thAditorial comments of our contemporary, while vthai proceeding was yet in an e.rparte. stage, not on the original report of the transactions in the police-office. We -aro pleased to have this explanation t(yoffer, which proves at least - ,that although the judgment under which the jury acted may have been wrong, their motive was not so re- While some men ; in office are struggling for in .creased *skies, and others are contending (Or vested interest* in sinecures, with as much warmth as if they Were their paternal estate, it is refreshing to see one instance at least of something like public virtue and self-denial in a person balding a high and lucrative Lublic appointment. This inst a n ce is f urn i s h e d. b y ord Camden—a name dear already to every lover of sound law and constitutional freedom, and rendered not less so by the splendid contribution of its, )resent possessor to the finances of the country. Whether the mantle of the ancestor has descended to any of his successors on the Bench, it would probably be deemed libellous, if not downright reason to inquire —that - the present Lord Camden stands alone, a soli tary but conspicuous inttance of rare public disinte restedness is at least , honourable to him, h owever li tt l e , , his example nas served to stimulate others to follow it. The Marquis of Camden, it should be remembered, as a reward for his ancestor's service, holds one of the Tellerships of the Exchequer, the profits of which consist, we believe, of a certain per centage upon all nioneyS imprest - through each office to the public ser vice. Those profits having, from the increased amount of the public revenue, become greater .than could 'have been contemAted, an Act was passed some years since substituting a fixed salary in lieu of the per centage ; but saving, of course, the rights of the then holders, of whom the Marquis of Camden was one. Of course, the original grant of the office, and this Act of Parliament, rendered the original profits of the office as much the fixed, unalienable property of the Mar quis as the rents of his own freehold estates But the Marquis, prompted by a patriotism and disinterestedness beyond all praise, reasoned thus The profits of the office which I hold under the Crown are become, by un foreseen circumstances, much greater than eve r was con templated. Pk r li ament has declared, that at my death, those profits shall be reduced to a fixed and reasonable amount. I will not allow my life to stand in the way of what is deemed by the Legislature just and proper : and I will therefore, by a sacrifice of my personal interests, place the country in the same situation, as fin. as I am con cerned, as if'the office I hold were now vacant." Acting upon such principles as these, the descendant of the great Lord Camden has ever since ,paid over to the public Treasury the difference between the actual profits of the office and the amount of the salary which his successor *ill be entitled to. That sacrifice amounts to little short of 10,0001. for the present year, and .altogether upwards of 130,000/. We hear of trophies erected to men's honour, and of eulogiums passed upon their actions and their pub lic virtues; a nd we can on l y say, if the conduct of this Nobleman is not worthy of some imperishable memorial of his country's gratitude, we know not what is.—Morning Herald. Though we are far from joining in that kind of in discriminate tirade against stockbrokers which has ap peared in the columns of a contemporary journal, we find that the number of the persons frequenting the Stock Exchange and the Bank Rotunda, who pursue disreputable practices, so far exceeds that of the honest and honourable part of the profession, that it behoves the latter, if they do not wish to be lost .in the crowd, to adopt some means of separating themselves from the herd of black sheep with whom they are unfortunately congregated. We should be inclined to draw one very plain line of demarcation between these two classes. —On the one side we should . place 'those wh o ex ecute none but bona file commissions for real osten sible principals, entering into no kind of speculations for themselves : on the other (we fear the far more numerous class), those who use the public funds only as a source of. gambling for themselves, and for' principals, who, with no more of honour and integrity than it is of the nature of gaming to instil, sometimes support them, and, when unsuccessful, not unfrequently leave their brokers in the lurch. .We are quite aware that this line places on the sinister side many who hold their hoads very high in society, and who think themselves " all honourable men." If honour really depended upon success and wealth, there is honour of that kind to be found among thieves of various deno minations. It has been remarked by Burke, that there is, no safety for good men but by think ing all possible evil of evil men ;" and if the present lamentable thirst for gaming, which is every day more and more blackening the character of society in this country, is ever to be defeated and driven out of it,it must be ifiy those who hold it in abhorrence, keeping no te rms w i t h ir, but setting th e i r f a c e a g a i n i st i ts professors in whatever rank or station, or hell they are to be found. We take then, as unerring principles, that no gambler of any kind can by possibility be a man of probity and honour; that he can be neither a good father, son, nor brother; or one in any way to be trusted beyOnd the reach of his own interest. Let any min look impartially at this Class of persons, in whativer walk of life be finds them, and he will see that thi s cr i ter i on i s true to the letter. L et him search the Stock Exchange and the clubs—the hangers-on ut Bath and Cheltenham, down to the very card-players in a cathedral close, and he will dis cover, that while a thirst for play has sharpened the facul ' ties of some, it has blunted the affections and the honour of all, Recurring to the more immediate subject which gave rise to these remarks, we would strongly urge the truly respectable members of the Stock Exchange to adopt, if possible, some means of separating themselves, and being publicly known, from the vile, disgraceful crew with wh om it is at present their lot to be associated. Nothing short of some such measure as this can save them from being in some degree affected by the kind of indiscriminate censure which almost unavoidably follows every association whose evil communication of necessity corrupts and degenerates good manners.—Morning Herald.. The various communications. received through Spain, and eagerly copied into the Paria prints, re specting the successes of the Portuguese refugees, now supposed to be rapidly and triumphantly marching on Oporto, have thrown a considerable damp on the spi rits of many of our countrymen connected with that opulent town. This circumstance, and the variety of conflicting opinions we have heard on possibility of the place falling into the hsnds of the Silveira party—a Misfortune which, no doubt, would be followed by ex ceases even more aggravated than those which occurred at Braga»za—have induced us to enter on a brief exa mination of the chances of such an event taking place. The few particulars we are enabled to furnish, in the absence of direct information, may serve to guide the opinions of our readers. This is the second time that Silveiras have raised the standard of rebellion in their ,native country, and the plans to which they have re sorted, on both occasions, are nearly similar. The young Marquis de Chaves, the chivalrous and restless leader of the present enterprise against th e C ons tit u ti on of Portugal, is a na ti ve o f Villa Real, in the proviriee of Tras-os-Montes, where 'his family and relatives have extensive estates and numerous connections. He is the son of the old Count de Amarante, who com manded a Portuguese brigade during the Peninsular war, and was frequently mentioned in Lord Wel lington'a despatches as General Silveira. H e d e f e nded the b r id ge of Amarante against the French, and for bravery and occasion Items on that he received the title of Count. He was always known as a high minded and fanatical character, and in the establish ment of the Conatitution of 1820, refusing to take the oa ths, he withdrew to Spain, and some 'time aft erwar d s di e d, when the titl e descended to the son: Ile latter, is said to have inherited all the religious and aristocratical prejudices of the father, Without, is inilitarytalents. The young Count raised the standard of revolt in his native province against the Constitution and , Corttijin the year 1823,. also under the auspices' of the Apostolicals, with the aid of his present adviser, his wide, the Marquis de Cantlas : and it will be remembered. that after having been defeated at the Bridge of Amarante, whence his father's title was originally derived, he was at length compelled to retire into Spain, until the work he had undertaken in the country was completed by the Infante Don Miguel in the capital, when the Count returned home, and for his services was re warded with the title of Marquis de Chaves. The Marchioness is a bold and enthusiastic woman, whose ideas completely agree with those of her husband, and she possesses an unbounded influence in' Tras-os- Montes over the lower orders, where the spirit of pro vincialism is very great. This family have all the Monks, Friars, arid Devotees with them. The wife was the chief organizer of the Marquis's plans during his late retirement to Spain. When he returned on his present enterprise, he had with him the 24th re giment 'of the line, called Braanza, from this being the place where it usually recruited, and composed of 400 men ; the 17th chasseurs, which, it will be re membered, ran away to Spain without any of its Officers,: and amounting to 250 men; the 22d regi ment, which went away frtim Almeida with '350 men, to wham may be added about 500 more regu- . lars, obtained from various scattered parties who have joined him in his progress. His regulars do' not, therefore, exceed 1,500, or at most 2,000 men ; the' 24th and 17th, the other two regiments which' had turned tail, being at present engaged in operations to the South. The Guerillas, or armed peasants, acting with him, may amount to as many more, even including the 1000 Spaniards who are said to follow in his train. Das os-Montes is a thinly inhabited province; but in the ex tremes of the kingdoms of Spain and Portugal there are always daring bands of mounted smugglers to be fciund, who regularly bid the local authorities defiance, and are at any time ready to join in crusades of this kind, in which pillage may be expected. With sash a force along a' line of:march situated amongfriends and relatives, and only.now and then a small garrison to impede him, his advance Milk naturnlly be rapid and successful till he reaches the biiidge' of Amaranth, constructed arose the riverTamega,atop:ious stream, and no where fordable at this season of the year. This bridge is on the direct road to Oporto, and 10 leagues distant. It is, consequently, the natural point of defence, and there and in the neighbourhood the chief militia force intended to cover Oporto is posted. This force consists of the militia regiments of Oporto, Feira, Aveiro, Coinibra, Figueras, Argand, Maya, Villa do Conde, and Penafiel; and although not troops of line, they are trained, equipped; and clothed, and for the purposes of defence, certainly as god(' as Regulars—many of them having done duty during the:Pe ninsular war. the men are mostly landowners, farnters, vintagers, and artizans, and consequently with something at stake. These regiments have usually - 600 men each,and besides those above enumerated, the districts of Gidina mens and Braga,have their respective RegiMents, independ ent of volunteers in all the districts, armed on the prehent occasion. Such a re t h e means st ill left for the defenct of Oporto, no part of which can be brought into action till the Miguelites reach the bridge of Amarante. From this place there is a magnificent road to Oporto, made by 'the Oporto Wine Company, but on it there are Many positions capable of • strong defence, particularly at a mountain called Pidre. Even if the bridge of Amaninte should therefore be carried, some material obstacles are to be overcome before the road is open to Oporto. Should the victor make a detour and pass on towards Guimareims, by which a distance of about five leagues would be lbst, 'sere is still the Serra of Santa Cabstina to pass, AO. .ikeivise presents many natural difficulties. - Since the peace, and particularly since the year 1823, when the soldiery declared against the free institutions of their country, under the Infante Don Miguel, the regular army of Portugal h as b een extreme l y re d uced, scarcely amount ing to more than thirteen thousand effective men. .tirrui regiments have been entirely guided by the opinion of superior officers, yet others have remained faithful to the Constitutional standard, more particularly now that the new Institutions are derived from a source, to which their most punctilious N o bl es cannot o bj ect. As a body they have sometimes shown themielves open to bribery, and on their dispositions to resist it now, or rather on the mate of the invaders' pocket, their present fidelity may,in some mea- Imre, depend. The Lisbon Government, who, in this att4ck on their territory, do not seem to have been sufficiently on the alert, have, however, confided a force of regulars and militia to General Claudino, with a view to stop the progress of the Marquess de Chaves, on the line leading to Oporto, and General Pego, at present in coin mand at Almeida, has been directed to advance to the same quarter. These are the two officers who, in 1813, drove the Silveira party into Spain : and they are called again to act on the theatre of their former victories, with nearly the same troops, then and now chiefly composed:of militia. General Pego is a stern and experienced officer, who followed the fortunes of Napoleon,_ and, with Oie Portugues e L eg i on , was p resent at.most of the important battles fought in the North of Europe, during the Coi*i. nental war; but he never would go against his native country during the French invasion of the Peninsula. On the promptitude and skill of these two officers the greatest reliance can be placed, and frola , the preparations matte - they must soon have taken Up positions in f ront ! o f the enemy. Ch aves ' s f orce 18 infinitely smaller now than it was in 1823, when these same officers chore him into Spain. Oporto is indeed an open tow!ii, and besides commanded by several neighbouring tions; yet, from its size, population, and resources, rit stands in an imposing attitude, even to a regular army. When Soult advanced upon it in 1809, with 27,000 regulars, it was defended by only 3,000 men; he halted, opened trenches, and commenced a regular siege. The Bishop then acted as Governor; and so great was the enthusiasm of the besieged, that when the French Commander sent in a flag of truce—the bearer of which, by the bye, happened to be the late General' Foy, tire. liberal and enlightened French patriot—the indignant in inhabitants put him in prison, insulted him, and he nearly lost his life. The place was taken by assault at the end of the third day, and the scenes of confusion which ensued are beyond description. They are, in short, imprinted on the minds of all; and in great measure gave rise to those apprehensions, and a disposition on the part of the wealthy inhabitants, more particularly the female., to quit the place, as expressed in some of the Oporto letters of the sth inst The defence of the place is entrusted to General Stubbs, a brave and active Englishman, who has long been in the service, and commanded th e f or t ress o f E Po iv r a t s u gn u i e t s i e le time of the Constitution. Soine additional forces had also arrived there from Lisbon when the l as t accounts came away ; an d we are glad i n hav i ng i t in our power to state that our own Government have sent thither two small vessels of-war capable of passing the bar, to be ready on any emergency. These, we have some reason to think, were the Galetea and Plumperi Which sailed some days before the troops went away. 'We have also the most confident hopes that the first division of Engliah soldiers would arrive long before even the Mar.; que moral influence of su c h an event would, no d ou b t, b e great. es de Chaves could appear in the vicinity, and the We do not disguise to our readers that the chief object of the present crusade against the free institutions of Portu gal, is not to place the Infante Don Miguel on throne eventually secured to him by a marriage already solemnizedr but rather for the ;impose of throwing down a structure supposed to be rai se d u by us, and doing .ftway w i t h British influence in th e on p f y remaining portion of the Pe ninsula open to us. With the Infante Dom Miguel, the present crusaders have no connection; from him they have received no Sanction or support. The chief agitators and definers of the expence are to be found in Madrid and Paris--Mipel, is the mere pretext. Fortunately the rebels have nearly approached that portion of the Portuguese terri 7 torj where the trial Of political principles may be made prit4 the least degree of risk. The margins of the Douro, and country round, are exclusively devoted to the growth of an article almost wholly consumed in England ; and although some local jealousies may exist against the British Com mercial Houses, established in Oporto, the chief body of the glowers must be aware that their interests are inti mately blended with ours; and, consequently, it is to be hoped, they will act prudently on the present trying occa sion. From the premises we have thus established, the conclusions we feel disposed to draw are, that, unless the defection is great and general, the Marquess de Chaves and his band of Apostoheals cannot take Oporto by main force.—Morning Chronicle.' POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET.—H. Wells, a young man, aged about 19, was charged by his father, Mr. John Wells; an innkeeper at Loughborough, in - Leicestershire, with robbing hint to the extent of SOU An exhibition of more hardened delinquency on the part of the accused, and of paternal anguish on the part of an aged father, was never witnessed. The father formerly resided in the Strand, and some- time ago he went to Loughborough, and commenced business as a tavern-keeper. The prisoner had pluniered him repeatedly, and absconded to the metropolis, where he joined a gang of thieves. About a month ago, he committed a robbery in London, and next day he proceeded to Loughborough, and obtained the forgiveness of his parent for' his former mis doings, upon promising to conduct himself in future with pro priety. In a Week afterwards be robbed his father of fifty . pounds in cash, and of plate, jewellery, linen, &c. to the amount of JOU, which he carried to London. The father followed him to the metropolis, mid applied at this Office for the assistance of the Police to apprehend hit son, and to' recover the stolen property. Sir It. Maria committed the prisoner for final examination on a future day, when he will be removed to Leicester till the next Assizes. The conduct of the prisoner at the bar was most audaci ous, and on being taken away, he swore, that if he had a chip (knife) he would stick it into his father. HATTON-GARDEN.—A man of gentlemanly appearance was brought to this office on Saturday night, with his son and another youth, charged with coining counterfeit sovereigns and half sovereign,. The examination was a private one, and the ac cused were remanded. George Phillips was charged with violating the person of Maria Anderson, a girl eight years of age. The parents of the child supposing the prisoner was a married man, had allowed her to go home with him ; she returned to her parents next day, and did not tell of the assault till some days afterward,. The prisoner was remanded. LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, British Plantation Sugar remains very firm, our grocers he last day or two have shown more disposition to pur chase, but from the small quantity offering, the business done is confined to about 500 hhds., and an advance of Is. to Is. 6d. per cwt. has been obtained on the good middling and fine descriptions (755. to 765. having been paid for Barbadoes), and full prices for other. sorts. Nothing done in East India or Foreign Sugar, or in West India Molasses. A public sale of 200 tees. of Jamaica Coffee brought forward on Monday lust went off heavily at irre gular prices, and only about one-half sold, although in many instances a reduction of 2s. per cwt. was submitted to.-Cocoa remained dull : 320 bags Guyaquil offered by auction yesterday were withdrawn for want of buyers, and are held at 365. to 38s. per cwt.-Pimento inquired for, and scarce.-A considerable parcel of Barbadoes Ginger has been sold at 545. to 565. per cwt. and 60s. is now de manded.-In Rums there are few parcels offering, moat of the holders keeping their stocks for higher prices. The prices of all descriptions of Cotton have been fully maintained. The whole amount to about 10,000 bags '3,l9o Bowed, ordinary to fully fair, 60. to 70., good fair to good, Thd. to 70.; 580 Orleans 7d. to 91d. ; 2,500 Mobile 60. to 70.; 70 Sea Island 12kd. to 14d.; 10 Stained -ditto 7d. ; 550 Pernambuco 91d. to 11d. ; 750 Maranham 9d. to 9.V. ; 700 Bahia 81d. to 9d.; 30 Mina Nova 80.; 930 Egyptian 7d. to W.; 120 Demerara 80. to 10d.; 30 Barbadoes 7f d. ; 130 Carthagena sp. ; 190 Sunst 50. to op. ; 250 Bengal .sd. to sjd. The sale of Sea Islands declared for auction yesterday is post poned until the 29th instant. The arrivals are 2,669 bags. There has been rather more demand for Tobacco from the trade, without any alteration in prices. The business done in Carolina Rice has been confined to about 90 tcs. at 20s. to 235. per cwt. Of 300 hhds. and tcs. Philadel phia Bark offered by auction, about 250 have been disposed of at 10s. 9d. to I Is. for middling to good, and 12s. per cwt. for fine quality. Indigo continues in steady demand for home use. A few serons good Silver Cochineal have been sold at 15s. Gd. to 15s. Bd. per lb. duty paid. We have to notice a further improvement in Brimstone, about 120 eons Sicily having been sold at 6/. ss. to 6/. 10s. per ton. Olive Oil has again been in good request, and prices of Gallipoli have advanced 1/. per ton, with few sellers now below 43/. to 44/. The sales of the week are3s tons Gallipoli, principally at 41/. 10s., and some small lots at 42/. to 43/. per ton. 110 tons Palm Oil have been sold at 27/. per ton. No sales havi3 been made in Saltpetre, and the stock here is nearly exhausted. The only sale we have to noticein Hides -is a parcel of 700 damaged New York Salted Cow and Ox at 30. to 3fd. per lb. Imported into Liverpool, from the 16th to the 22d De cember, 1826, inclusive, by 1 vessel from Virginia, 1 Bahia, 1 Maranham, 3 Quebec, 1 Valparaiso, 2 St.Te tersburgh, 1 Rotterdam, 1 Stettin, 1 Alexandria, 2 Charente, and I Africa :- Montreal ,Ashes ' . 1,670 b arre l s; Fl o U r, 818 barrels; Foreign Wheat, 916 qrs.; B ran d y , 36 2 c a sks; Tallow, 1,006 casks ; United States' Cotton, 260 bales; Brazil ditto, 1,659 bales; Egypt ditto, 750 bales; Tobacco, 374 hhds.; Bark, 90 serous; Wool, 73 bales; Palm Oil, 1,280 casks; Flaxseed, 1,400 qrs. 65 tea. 1,140 bags; Indigo, 22 serous; Nicaragua Wood, 10 tons; Cow and Ox Hides, No. 982. The improvement in Rough Turpentine which took place last week, is fully supported; the trade here has again taken about 2,400 barrels, consisting of 1,150 brie. good quality from the quay, by auction, at Ils. 9d. per cwt. In Tar little doing, 450 barrels American (watery) sold for account of the underwriters at 1 Is. 9d. per barrel. Rosin continues in good demand at an improving price. There has been throughout the week s 'a'good demand for Pot, Ashes, and the sales of Montreal are about 500 brls. at 27W. 6d. for' new, with a few old at 255. Gd.; the inquiry for Pearls has not been so brisk, a few only have been sold. at 275. 6d. for last year's import, and a small parcel of New York at 283. per cwt.; in States' Pot Ashes nothing done. Log wood has experienced a further improvement : the sales of Campeachy are 200 tons at 8/. to 8/. 105.,120 tons Jam mica, at 6/. 105. to 61. 155., and 20 tons weathered Hon duras, at 61. 10s. per ton. In Fustic but little doing; a few tons Cuba at 91. 155., and some Spanish 61. l Os., are the only sales reported. The most inferior and the best descriptions of Nicaragua Wood have been inquired for; of the former 70 tons have been sold at 61. 10a. to 81. 10s., also 1.5 tons good solid at 191. 10s. to 204, and 60 tons Lima Wood at 241. per ton. Gaboon Barwoocibrings 74 10s. per ton in small parcels, and the quantity remaining in the market ,is now very trifling. Three hundred casks Philadelphia Bark of good and fine quality have been dis. posed of at 10s. 9d. to 12s. per cwt. Madder Roots have again been Inquired for; 320 bales French hare been sold at 38s. 6d. to 405., and 80 bales Turkey, at 38s. to 395, per cwt. Madden, remain steady, but little doing. In digos meet a steady d eman d. The sales of R oug h Brim stone are about 150 t ons at a ss. to 61. 10 s . per ton. Shumac in limited request ; only brings I le., and Verona Bs. to Bs. 6d. per cwt. For Cochineal some little inquiry has appeared, and three serons silver sold at 15s. 6d. to 15s. Bd. per lb. duty paid. SILK WEAVEI/B.—A turn -out of the silk weavers in a respectable establishment in Macclesfield, has, we understand, taken place, for au advance of Wages. One of th e p artners h as , consequence, been in this town f or t h e purpose of engaging as it is , their determi nat i on to put out their work. i fm n hhmids, We cannot help feeling surprised that men should be so blind to their own interest , in such precarious ti mes as t h ese , as they must be well aware, in the present depressed st a t e o f th e s ilk tra d e , t h at th e masters cannot possibly afford to give higher w ages th an th e y do at,present ; such conduct must naturally be highly injurious to to them...Stockport Advertiser. ELECTION FOR COMMON COUNCILMEN. The election closed on Saturday evening, when the sumbett were as follow :—Thus marked (t) are new candidates. BREAD-STRRET WARD..—Returns 12 Representatives to the Common Council :—Mr. Deputy Mathie, 41 ; Frith, 39; Co man, 38 ; Legg, 38 ; Bridge, 38 ; Scott, SS ; Ilatllaw, 5131 De Grave, 37 ; Davidson, 37 ; Burro, 37; Cope, 364 11 ° ° P rr ' 85 ; t Shoobridge, 10. BRIDGE WARD.--Returns 15 :—Joyner, 103 ; Child, 16 ' 102 ; Smith, 102 ; Cartwright, 101; Green, 100; I I K * Child, 99 ; Locke, 99 ; Saunders, 98 ; Chatfield, 97; I°l4 94. ; Peartreso, 92 ; Bovill, 91 ; Smallpiece, 8.5; lone., 78 ; Knott, 74; t Ponder, 42'; t Hatton 40. BISHOrSOATE WARD returns 14.—Mr. Deputy Greeneway, 306 ; Bennett, 294 ; Mr. Deputy Rawlins, 292 ; 8eu1",„ . 29° , T. Windus, 281 ; Peacock, 281 ; B. G. Windus, 276 276 ; Day, 269; Stevens, 255 ; Weston, 246 ; Stirtevaldi rt`' Glover, 236 ; Duddell, 229 ; tPhene, 211. • • t . CASTLS-.I3AYNARD WARD returns 10.—Lovegrove, lot ; :•••, " ranee, 152 ; Fenton, 149 ; Pellatt, 149; Hoppe, 1413; l e ` r „ tt o n ' s 147 ; Evans, 146 ; Slade, 14'1; Toplis, 188 ; Jennings, I"; t Pritchard, 101. COLRHAN.STREET WARD returns 6.-I{unter, 121; Carte',lls ; Hale, 110; West, 107; Allen, lot ; Griffiths 7; t , den, 75. QUEEN lIITHE Waan.—Returns 6, Routh, 7 1 ; 11; Hughes, '7O ; Dutton, 69 ; Howell, 6 9 ; Hathaway , 44 ; t rd" lows, 39. WARD or FARRINGDOX 'Weettour—Returris 16, Tiekoti, 360 ; Roberta, 331 ; Crook, 328 ; Taylor, 324 ; Figg 4 Th 32 , i ; Savage, 322 ; Butterworth, SIB ; Obtartf, 316 ; Griffith, 3 , 1 ' Harmer, 308 ; Beckwith, 306 ; Blackett, SOO ; Rana ha ` v ''' ; Galloway, 255 • t Barrett, 176. 143' WARD Or CRIPPLEGATIC W ITHI N RETURNS 8.--rallit Smith, 113; Palmer, 110; Wiltshire, 100; Waterloo*, Beaton, 97 ; Jacques, '76 ; Field, 74; f Brass, 60; t son,' 50 ; t Gates, 19. I,A WARD Or CRIITLEGATt WITHOUT RETURN S 349 ; Jones, 381 ; Pullen, 326; Alderman, 279; Halse, 21,.: Taylor, 259 ; Atkinson, 258 ; Haines, 224; tStevens, tGregorY, . T°WER WA IOB RD RETURNS 12.—Mr. Deputy Skippeoi 11()1 ' Wright, 195 ; Drinkald, 193 ; Noy, IS! ; Stuart, 177; Dr 176 ; Robinson, 172; Cawthorn, 167; Hunt, 164; tII3II 163; Gorst, 141 ; Howell, 143. MEETINGS OF CRSDITORB• COUNTRY DIARY, WEDNgIiD AT i DEC ' Barnes, L., Heywood—White's, Maneheetev--fir Booth, L., Heywood—White's, Manchester. -12 Clarke, C., Nantwich—Crow, /Cantwich- 10 Dodson, J., Over—White Beer, Middlewich —4 e„, ., s N to o w ri i v ila ir r l k i— et_ Rez i pan uo t H H e o a r d st; , s N lo o w rer ma icla rk ;n l Harrison, J., Wigan—Buck th' Vine, Wigan" --11 Holl, S., Lakenbain—Caztle, Norwich --b Jackson, W., Holbeck—Court-house, Leeds--1 0 Jones, 0., Liverpool—Golden Lion, Liverpool--) 11 Leigh, IL, Manchester_llottomley and Co. Wigan , Nelson, M., Preston—Shelly's Arras, Proton-P -11 j Nickolls, J., Kidlington Arms, Oafor' . Old J., Bridgewater—Crown, Bridgewater—l I - Phillips, A., Bristol—Cary and Co., Bristol—) Protheroe, J., Bristol—Rummer, Bristol—l I Richards, W., Fifehead 111agdaleu—Bell, Shafteshtur" Starling, S., Poole—Bell, Shafteshury-11 Tate, J., Manchester—White's, Mancheeter-10 Winkley, H., Choriton Row—White's, Mancliester*-1 INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BE DISCOAR CIF f,,ij Petitions to be heard at Po r t uga l- s t ree t, Lincoln's itl4 Dec. 29, at Nine. Billing, W., Waterloo-road, painter Dolbell, J., Queen-square, lieut. 4th Light Drag°°" Holland, W., Westminster-bridge-road, artist Ilnnt, S., Hounslow, farmer Huskisson, IL, Pinchbeck, Lincolnahirs, pig-i'bb ev Jones, T., Woolwich, victualler Minter, R., Mortlake, mariner Neal, W., Adatock, Buckinghanishile, cow.dealer Reddell, J., Norton, Worcestershire, cutler Riahworth, G., Bucklersbury, Sang Tier, J., Wardour-street, eating-house -keeper Smith, C., Walwortli, bricklayer SPearriat, J., Sutcliffe, W., Kirkl n u llortoo, eabeaprititer fivierwa nufacturcr Walford, J., City-road, butcher The Em —_—_—__ Rio as his Pe p a t r on Saint, believing, unless he has an intercestor sfiaire I his with pr ov id ence he cannot properly manage the affairs o, a p i l l a d in t i b y e edlrapres*per;dh.eavTyhe; left rest ar of the too empire. This election is sanctioned by the Dupe• ror of il has chosen the Bishop of NitcHA EL A NGELO'S MOSES. —The countenance is certainly very fierce, but the why nor the wherefore it nef Ile flowing, rolling beard, which Fea allows to be out of proporliVl a ! 3 " to give 'allastahauraria di ten jitane—the appearance e! ` rw__,ersculpture is best characterieed by the folloveul the ii Prebendary seat, in which it is eclileaoinnmglpe: an'u,°te :—An English amateur told mu that be bad 0011'1 "yew-arrived, friend to see this renowned s t a tue; , that his co m . !!)alilib°:,d,hat:lirnle:dke'lroatitnidt to Inr:tctelonitflt:i..eilYorforrx7lineirne tiining.::ftcit:;hitor. ei th ilt e nio r in :gf.. , l l :: : :: ro i l g ) , ; "4 a ! " Why,?" says the other, '' what do you suPP7, ~,- the represent ?" " What ? why the devil, to be sure," l ied t he sightad wirer of this statue ; and I might put it to the candour of An i l r .t drirer of M. Angelo, well aetpiainted with this conipo_'w, 1 ,... a is not an exact imitation, in marble, of the deacription gi:rioi, 1 of the Emperor of the kingdom of Darkness; time "'Of though a Christian devil --one at least created in the, .. ------ 174arnri:toiatapitlyt:to.bLLII iCterhiairemtiaGn apoezeitt.zhe ennobles with the l'ot,'" COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING LAST ptTt• 1 Wheat. Batley. I.==./.......... M............ A to S. S. tO I. 61 46 ,36 64' 48 1 50 fie 40 44 PO 3 36 6 43 V, t 7 l? 87 40 NI 37 ..- 4.8. s.d.'s.d. 4- 8 . .70 7 4 6 :11 70 74 60 56 6 6 04 06' 6 6 70 60 80 56 50 00 88 00 5 66 PA 76 80 7`o 7 6 5 0 5 3 74 80 53 60 .710 , L to Per Quarter. And0ver......,, cis - ill - 14Z .0. 40 41 26 • 4° SS 13 •-• ilexham liforpeth Newcastle Romney Sunderbid. , Win heater Per Bushel. Birmingham Coventry Newcastle (Stag) Northellerton Penrith Istrord ..- .... t, f. d. i 6 Is 0 6 ,sO, 59 1 4 6 g 913 5 " 46 6. a 46 fs b 0 _ _ itti wa , : 4 d• _• n 8 -7 5 6 BI g g 00 6 0 6 18 ! s 'io 08 60 lwxo 00 00 0 A v o 00 66 00. 0 0 0 S 0 :; 1 13 0 0 0 1: 0 0 13 IP 00 00 Dull% o n 100 le„ 01 „ ° N 0 ou t 00 1 . 011 , . lIINIKG INTELLIGEN Ct- 02., 0 Quantity of Copper Ore sold at Redruthilast ThuottaY • ••••" 84 5 A vara g e ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... Quantity of fine Comer .... . ... , ................................ .... 00. od, Amount of Sale, .511,414 17g. .... —Average flitainiar Warwick Worcester I'er 8011. Barnarkaatle...... Darlington lit a• 16 .6 00 )s 0 1 130 la 010 0 116 13 3 14 010 0 10 6 130 139 00 100 120 136 00 0 14 0 16 010 0 10 6 I>urhum Stanhope Stockton AVolsingliain 60 76. 60 314) " In " 70 00 70 91 BIRTHS. On the 2341 inst. l On in LT r per l3edfo d the lady of 4 , 11111 111 Loftus the Lowl9t nd lf es inst.. a at Tai bridg dim ; I , still' t e e W r. ells, Mrs.Alayos 01 born child. - MARRIED. v, At Dalhousie Grange, on the 20th inst., by the Ro t ' "' A lio Hay,, John Richardson, Esq., of Pitily, to Mary third daughter of the late Jame* }by, °" &print. nateentt,th,ec M., ititriart.,chautrAcbld,eorsfhno,tat,phton,tas,uln)yelth,etollitze. dilseifjiihter of Mr. Thurgar, late of Norwich. . DIED. On the 22d inst., at Edmonton, Sarah, the wife of FAO' .4 Rowe Mores, Esq. Simpson u On the 21st inst., Mrs. Jane Sibley , of M acker y End, in d/ Parish of Wheathanipstead, Herta, in her 8 6th ye ar. Ilr. nb"ooyksell'enranghdt'seahtoollalaster . idg i e t ,aged that he always predicted that his death wou ld take place before 0 reached the age of fifty; his father , hrfithors s nd Sw°B°ell, a Voodb r iasgw, 4i V it : lia i gu an's 4 iiiae died about the same age, ........ „ Priatvd 11Y 24 • VO,IOO at ** livakOso cof - No. 112, SIIIIA